Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. for affordable housing10 pct
For each affordable housing unit provided under this subsection, one additional building lot or dwelling unit shall be permitted, up to a maximum of ten (10) percent increase in the maximum number of dwelling units otherwise permitted.
- Cumulative reduction of conservation land for two or three options20 pct
Cumulative reductions of required conservation land may be granted for providing two or three of the options described in subsections A.—C. above. Such cumulative reductions shall not exceed up to twenty (20) percent or thirty (30) percent, respectively, of the original required conservation land.
- Cumulative reduction of minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two or three options24 pct
Where minimum lot area is reduced, the cumulative reduction shall be twenty-four (24) percent or thirty-six (36) percent, respectively.
- Maximum reduction of conservation land for design features10 pct
In all zoning districts other than the A-1 agricultural district, the applicant may reduce the amount of conservation land required in section 6-2204 above by a maximum of ten (10) percent in exchange for incorporating certain community enhancements and architectural design features in the proposed cluster development.
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. for conservation maintenance endowment10 pct
When conservation land is to be donated to and accepted by the city or by an approved nonprofit conservation organization or conservation land trust, city council may allow up to a ten (10) percent density bonus.
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. for interior streets2 dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.
A residential density bonus of two (2) additional dwelling units may be granted by conditional use permit in exchange for the construction of an interior street in the A-1 agricultural district and the RE-1 residential estate district, provided that the proposed cluster development fulfills the following criteria: (1) land at least 1,000 feet from off-site public street or screened by natural feature at least 300 feet wide; (2) no residential use within 300 feet of agricultural land; (3) adequate provision of potable water, wastewater treatment, and educational facilities.
- Maximum lots added in reduced conservation land5 lots
nor shall more than five (5) lots be added in the area of reduced conservation land.
- Minimum conservation land size3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In no event shall the required conservation land be reduced below three (3) acres in size; nor shall more than five (5) lots be added in the area of reduced conservation land.
- Reduction of minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for density bonuses12 pct
Residential density bonuses may be implemented by reducing the amount of required conservation land by up to ten (10) percent or by reducing the residential minimum lot area requirement by up to twelve (12) percent, or by a combination of these approaches, at the discretion of city council.
Other
- Affordable housing income threshold
Affordable housing is herein defined as dwelling units sold or rented to households earning eighty (80) percent or less of the city's median household income as determined and published by the Virginia Housing Development Authority.
- Minimum distance from agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. land for interior street bonus300 ft
No residential use is located within three hundred (300) feet of any land which is used for agricultural production purposes, including crops and permitted livestock;
- Minimum distance from off-site public street for interior street bonus1,000 ft
The land proposed for residential use is located at least one thousand (1,000) feet from any off-site public street or, in the alternative, is completely screened from view from all off-site public streets by a year-round natural screening feature, such as berming or landscaping. In no instance may this natural feature be less than three hundred (300) feet in width;
- Minimum width of natural screening feature300 ft
In no instance may this natural feature be less than three hundred (300) feet in width;
- Utilities required for interior street bonus
Adequate provision by acceptable and appropriate means is made for the provision of potable water, wastewater treatment, and educational facilities to serve the proposed cluster development.
From the ordinance
In all zoning districts other than the A-1 agricultural district, the applicant may reduce the amount of conservation land required in section 6-2204 above by a maximum of ten (10) percent in exchange for incorporating certain community enhancements and architectural design features in the proposed cluster development.